Impact of the convection-wind-evaporation feedback on surface climate simulation in general circulation models

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 299-312

  Zhang, M H ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PERTURBATION; EVAPORATION; GCM; OCEAN SURFACE; TROPICAL OCEAN CLIMATE; WIND/EVAPORATION/CONVECTION FEEDBACK;

EID: 0029730168     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00231104     Document Type: Article

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